Data 9ZB0 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 22 HCP, good spots

Found 41 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul K Q 9
3
K J 10 8 7 6
K 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Lee Rodwell Hamman Meckstroth Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 A 5 K 4 2 3
6 9 A 3 6 5 8 6
2 6 J 4 7 3 A 2
K 5 7 7 4 5 J Q
Q 10 8 8 J 9 7 8
8 tricks claimed 2 4 Q 7
10 A K Q
K 4 8 2
Q 5 10 3
9 6 A 7

7 3 2
A 8 7 2
5 2
J 9 7 3 Table J 6 5 4
K Q J 6
Q 3
A 10 4
886A7 886A6
45635 =
Par NS +130 A 10 8
10 9 5 4
A 9 4
Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 0
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 5

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul 2
A J
K 9 7 5
A K J 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Nickell Helgemo Katz Helness
Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 3 Pass Pass
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 2 A 5 A 5 4 2
J 7 6 5 K 3 6 A
3 Q 4 7 A 2 Q 5
9 2 4 2 4 3 9 2
Q 5 A 3 10 tricks claimed
K 6 4 4
J 7 3 6
10 8 8 6
5 2 3 8
9 A
8 tricks claimed

9 6 4
Q 9 8 6 5 2
J 8 6 4
— Table A K J 10 3
K
A 2
8 7 6 3 2
8458A =
38843 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 7 5
10 7 4 3
Q 10 3
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 0
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 11

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul A 8 5
8
A 10 9 8 5 4
K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Nunes Versace Fantoni Helness Madala Helgemo Bocchi
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 8 A 3 4 K 2 A
6 9 10 5 A 3 4 2
6 A 3 J 10 J 6 6
K 3 4 2 A 3 2 8
10 5 6 8 A 7 8 10
9 A 7 10 6 4 10 4
9 Q 2 8 9 7 7 Q
Q 5 4 3 8 tricks claimed
J J 5 7
K 2 8 4

10 6 2
K J 10 5 2
Q 6 2
8 2 Table 9 7 4 3
A 6
K J 7 3
A 5 3
77778 =
55653 55654
Par NS +90 K Q J
Q 9 7 4 3
—
Q J 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 0
Partscore
2 N = +90
+5 16

4. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul A K 7 3 2
K 10 9 7
J 3
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Levin WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 4 5 6 2 A 3
A J 6 2 10 J K 5
10 2 7 8 4 8 Q 7
9 3 K 3 8 4 A 2
5 6 J 8 K J 9 5
5 A 6 9 9 4 A 6
9 4 A 2 K 10 3 5
8 tricks claimed 2 Q 2 8
6 9 9 Q

J 8 5 4
J 8 6
A Q 10 9
J 2 Table Q 10 6
Q 5 3
K 7 6 4
Q 5 4
8896A =
55453 =
Par NS +140 9
A 4 2
8 5 2
A K 10 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 0
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 22

5. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K 10 9 5 3
K 10 7 6
K J 6
2

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Meckstroth Bertheau Rodwell Hamman Upmark Zia Nystrom
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 K A 4 Q K A 8
10 3 2 J J 3 2 3
2 4 J 5 A 5 2 4
A 6 3 9 K 6 6 9
K 7 6 Q 10 7 5 Q
3 2 K 4 5 3 A 7
9 tricks claimed 2 6 A 3
9 tricks claimed

Q 2
A 9 8 2
9 7 5 2
7 6 5 Table A J 7 6 4
J 5 4
A 10
Q 9 4
9779A =
46543 46643
Par NS +600 8
Q 3
Q 8 4 3
A K J 10 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 22

6. 2012 WC Final, Seg 5, Bd 65

E deals
None vul J 9 8
8 4
9 8 4
A J 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zmudzinski Nystrom Balicki Buras Bertheau Narkiewicz Cullin
1 1 1 NT 2
2 2 Pass 3 3 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 K 10 K 4 3 A
A 2 5 4 A 5 8 7
K 3 7 8 J Q 8 5
7 tricks won 3 2 K 10
Q 2 5 4
A 3 6 8
K K 7 9
7 9 J 5
9 tricks claimed

5
K Q 10 9 6 2
7 6 5
8 7 3 Table 7 6 2
5 3
A K Q J 10
K 6 5
89457 =
43884 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 10 4 3
A J 7
3 2
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT×× S -2 -600
-12 10
Partscore
3 S = +140
+12 34

7. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 9 2
K Q J
A Q 10 2
Q 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Bocchi Fornasari Madala Duboin Pellegrini Sementa Camberos
2 Dbl 2 3 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K
6 tricks won 10 tricks won

A Q 10 8 5 3
9 8 5 3
K 8
3 Table K 7 6 4
A 7 4
J 7 4 3
J 6
6558A =
58643 =
Par NS +130 J
10 6 2
9 6 5
A K 10 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 10
Partscore
4 S = +130
+7 41

8. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

E deals
Both vul J 9 7
A 10 9
K 7 3 2
10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs LallJ Muller Grue Hurd Drijver Wooldridge Brink
Pass 1 1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 4 6 5 4 A 8
2 4 Q 5 Q K 3 6
J 8 3 6 9 tricks won
10 4 7 7
A 3 K Q
9 3 4 2
8 5 10 7
8 5 6 J
Q 8 3 9

K 10 8 4 3
K J 5 3 2
5
5 3 Table Q 6 2
Q 7 4
6 4
A Q J 7 2
84495 =
48848 =
Par NS +120 A 5
8 6
A Q J 10 9 8
K 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 10
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 46

9. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul Q 10 8 6 4 2
K J
K 8
A 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Wooldridge Diamond Hurd LallJ Gitelman Grue Moss
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 3 7 10 5 4 K
K A 3 2 K A 3 5
2 K 4 5 9 10 J A
7 4 K 2 8 2 A Q
8 10 6 J Q 2 J 4
J 8 6 10 10 9 5 6
K 2 5 8 9 10 7
8 tricks claimed 8 2 K 4
7 Q 2 3
4 5 3 3
6 6 A 6

A K 9 3
9 5 2
Q J 4
Q J 4 Table J 7 5
A 7 6 4
10 2
9 6 3 2
889B8 =
45425 =
Par NS +400 —
Q 10 8 3
A 9 7 6 5 3
K 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 10
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
+5 51

10. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul Q J 10 9
Q 6
A Q 4 3
J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Greco Versace Hampson Moss Duboin Gitelman Sementa
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 9 2 K 7 9 2 A
3 5 9 A 2 7 Q K
3 A 10 4 8 K 5 4
5 7 Q K 4 5 Q A
6 2 Q J 3 3 10 J
7 6 8 3 4 9 6 J
J 4 9 3 9 tricks claimed
6 4 7 10
J 2 K 8

8 7 5
A 9 7
K 8 6
Q 10 7 5 Table A 6 2
K J
J 7 5 2
8 6 3 2
79976 =
64456 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3
10 8 5 4 3 2
10 9
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 10
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+8 59

11. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul Q J 10 9
Q 6
A Q 4 3
J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Pilon Nunes Bompis Multon Sontag Quantin Berkowitz
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 9 A 3 3 K 7 9
2 K 5 4 A 5 4 2
5 7 Q K 9 6 Q 5
3 A 7 9 A 2 10 8
10 6 Q 2 3 7 3 K
7 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

8 7 5
A 9 7
K 8 6
Q 10 7 5 Table A 6 2
K J
J 7 5 2
8 6 3 2
79976 =
64456 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3
10 8 5 4 3 2
10 9
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 10
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 67

12. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

S deals
N-S vul J 10 8 7
6 5 4 2
Q 9 4 2
8

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Moss Duboin Gitelman Hampson Lauria Greco Versace
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 K A 7 2 J K
A 2 8 3 3 Q 7 2
Q 4 2 K 8 4 6 A
3 A 5 4 9 4 8 K
J 3 4 6 K 8 3 2
9 7 5 4 6 5 A 10
10 7 6 7 A 2 8 3
5 8 7 5 Q 5 4 K
K 10 9 6 7 J 10
9 A 8 2 8 tricks claimed

A Q 4
Q 10 9 7 3
10 8 7 5
2 Table K 6 5 2
K
J 6 3
K 7 6 4 3
87768 =
56665 =
Par NS +120 9 3
A J 8
A K
A Q J 10 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 10
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
Tie 67

13. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul 10 7
Q 10 8
A J 10 4 3 2
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes Helgemo Gitelman Helness Moss
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 10 2 3 5 A 4 7
K Q 7 4 K 5 3 7
6 2 J 5 9 6 A Q
A 2 9 8 J 2 2 8
2 A 4 7 10 3 Q K
5 3 10 7 A 10
Q 3 K 4 9 tricks claimed
J 6 10 5
6 tricks claimed

K 4
9 6 4 3
8 6 5
A K 9 6 Table J 8 6 5 3 2
A 7
Q 7
J 7 2
75996 759A6
48336 =
Par NS +130 A Q 9
K J 5 2
K 9
8 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 10
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+6 73

14. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul K J 10 9 6 3
A Q 4 2
J
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Welland Baseggio Willenken WeinsteinJ Etter WeinsteinH Kolesnik Garner
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 6 J 4 8 A 3
Q 2 8 7 5 3 Q J
3 4 9 A K 9 7 J
8 9 Q J 2 3 6 Q
7 4 9 3 A 2 6 6
K 8 5 A K 10 2 8
Q 5 3 2 3 7 Q K
K 7 4 A 9 tricks claimed
4 J Q 7
7 tricks claimed

A 4 2
10 7 5
Q 10 2
K 5 4 2 Table Q 8 7 5
K 9 6
8 6 5
A 7 6
78898 =
55445 =
Par NS +110 —
J 8 3
A K 9 7 4 3
Q J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 10
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 78

15. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul 10 7
Q 10 8
A J 10 4 3 2
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Pachtman Hamman Ginossar Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken Meckstroth
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 10 7 3 A 10 2 3
A Q 2 4 6 10 A 2
6 7 J 5 6 A 4 7
8 Q K 10 K 5 2 7
9 2 7 8 9 8 A Q
6 Q A 5 10 tricks claimed
5 A 4 3
2 3 10 2
8 6 K 4

K 4
9 6 4 3
8 6 5
A K 9 6 Table J 8 6 5 3 2
A 7
Q 7
J 7 2
75996 759A6
48336 =
Par NS +130 A Q 9
K J 5 2
K 9
8 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 10
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 84

16. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul A
10 5
A 10 8 2
Q J 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Lauria Dubinin Versace Fantoni Khiuppenen Nunes Kholomeev
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 4 K J 2 4 K
A 2 3 4 7 3 A 5
3 2 A 7 A 7 3 2
Q 8 8 K 3 4 A 2
3 A 5 6 4 5 5 J
J 9 7 6 5 8 2 6
5 4 2 10 6 9 10 K
3 5 A 6 7 A 6 10
Q 4 9 8 4 K 3 9
7 K 8 10 8 Q 8 7

Q 9 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
K 10 6 2 Table K J 7
A 9 7 4
Q 9 5 4
8 4
66789 =
76444 =
Par NS +110 10 8 6 4 3
K J 6 2
K 7 6
A

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 10
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+5 89

17. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 10 8 6 4 3
K J 6 2
K 7 6
A

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Bakkeren Katz Bertens Brink Rodwell Drijver Meckstroth
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 K 3 8 7 8 5 A
A 2 5 4 10 4 2 Q
6 J A 5 2 3 J 3
Q 8 2 K 5 A 6 8
2 A 7 3 7 J 3 2
J 4 7 6 A 2 5 4
9 7 4 10 6 3 A 4
5 5 K 6 J 8 4 K
Q 8 3 2 J 8 5 K

K J 7
A 9 7 4
Q 9 5 4
8 4 Table Q 9 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
K 10 6 2
66789 =
76444 =
Par NS +110 A
10 5
A 10 8 2
Q J 9 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 10
Partscore
3 S = +110
+9 98

18. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul 7
9 6 5
A J 10 6 5 3
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lamprey Beatty McKellarA Gerard Glubok Sanborn MossM Rosner
2 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 7 6 5 Q
J 5 2 A 10 tricks won
Q 9 3 4
A 8 5 4
8 2 10 K
Q 3 K 6
4 9 10 A
K 7 6 Q
8 tricks claimed

K Q J 9 4 3
K 4
9 2
J 8 7 Table 6 2
Q J 10 8 7 2
K 7 4
Q 4
757A9 =
58633 =
Par NS +130 A 10 8 5
A 3
Q 8
A K 9 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 10
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 104

19. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul A 10 9
A K J 7 5 2
5 4
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Versace Martens Lauria Nunes Gierulski Fantoni Skrzypczak
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 K 8 A 8 9 4
A 10 2 5 4 5 Q A
6 Q 7 10 5 K 10 3
10 4 2 3 3 2 Q A
9 2 5 Q 10 J K 2
3 2 7 A Q 2 10 6
9 tricks claimed 10 4 J Q
8 7 3 9

Q 6 3 2
4
J 9 7 3 2
Q 7 6 Table J 8 4
Q 8 6 3
A K 6
K 5 3
97968 86968
46475 =
Par NS +400 K 7 5
10 9
Q 10 8
J 9 8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 16
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-6 104

20. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul A J 10 5
K 6 2
K 2
10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Aker Rosenberg Milgrim Zia Levin BlanchardB Weinstein BlanchardS
1 Pass 1 NT 2 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 2 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 K 3 8 A 2 6
7 Q A 2 K 5 3 2
7 A 4 6 2 6 A 4
K 5 4 2 9 K 5 3
2 6 10 8 8 tricks claimed
A 4 6 7
Q 8 5 8
J K 7 9
3 8 10
9 tricks claimed

K 8 7
A J 9 8 4
—
A J 8 4 2 Table Q 4 3 2
7 3
9 8 7 6 5
K 9
85483 85493
58949 =
Par NS -100 9 6
Q 10 5
A Q J 10 4 3
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 23
Partscore
2 S = +90
-7 104

21. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul J 10 8 6
4
8 3
A K Q 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Muller Upmark de Wijs Drijver Efraimsson Brink Morath
2 2 3 2 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 9 7 A Q 2 6
J A 6 5 9 Q K 8
6 7 Q 2 2 3 6 5
9 2 4 8 2 K A 4
3 5 K 2 10 A 3 6
Q 3 5 2 9 tricks claimed
10 5 6 4
7 9 7 3
3 9 Q K
4 8

5 4 3 2
A 6
K J 10 4 2
J 2 Table A K 9 7
Q 9 8 5 3 2
9
8 6
8678A 8778A
46652 =
Par NS +130 Q
K J 10 7
A Q 7 6 5
9 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 35
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 104

22. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 10 6
8
K 10 4
A K Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz Becker O'Rourke Schwartz Jacobus
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 8 J K J K A 8
2 3 K 4 5 A 4 7
4 9 Q A K 3 4 8
A 6 2 4 Q 9 6 7
A 10 5 8 4 9 Q A
Q 10 J 6 3 10 J 2
3 K 7 2 J 10 5 2
7 tricks claimed 2 2 Q 6
6 9 Q A
3 10 J 7
7 tricks claimed

A 3
A Q 9 7 5 3
A 5 3
8 5 Table J 9 5 4
J 2
J 9 7
J 9 4 3
68688 78688
64755 54754
Par NS +110 Q 8 7 2
K 10 6 4
Q 8 6 2
7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 35
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
Tie 104

23. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 10 6
8
K 10 4
A K Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Kranyak Bates Deutsch Bramley Larsen Lazard Meltzer
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 8 J K J K A 8
2 3 K 4 A 6 9 2
A 3 7 8 3 K 4 7
K 4 2 5 A 3 7 5
Q 9 7 3 K 4 2 8
6 5 8 A Q 9 4 3
5 K 7 6 10 J 6 5
7 tricks claimed 2 10 Q 2
10 5 Q 7
6 3 10 J

A 3
A Q 9 7 5 3
A 5 3
8 5 Table J 9 5 4
J 2
J 9 7
J 9 4 3
68688 78688
64755 54754
Par NS +110 Q 8 7 2
K 10 6 4
Q 8 6 2
7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 35
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
Tie 104

24. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul K 7
Q 2
J 9 8 7 4 3
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Freeman Deutsch Nickell Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Bramley
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 5 8 10 J 5 7
J Q A 2 2 8 K 6
6 6 9 K 3 6 Q A
8 2 J A 8 2 J A
7 4 Q K A 4 Q 2
10 J Q K 5 8 Q A
7 6 A 3 J K 9 10
9 4 3 3 2 9 K 4
10 7 4 5 3 6
9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

Q 8 5 4 3
8 4
A 10
K Q 7 3 Table 10 6
K J 6 5 3
K 6 5 2
5 2
98888 98889
45544 =
Par NS +600 A J 9 2
A 10 9 7
Q
J 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 47
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 104

25. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul 9 7 6
A 5
A 9 8 7 3 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Greco Jacobs Hampson Katz
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 4 8 2 4 J 7
2 10 K 5 K A 7 3
6 J A 4 2 4 K 5
3 Q 8 6 6 J A 10
6 3 10 2 A 4 2 3
K 6 7 J 5 J K 6
A 7 2 4 9 5 3 7
5 7 Q 10 3
8 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

A Q J 5 3
6 3
J 5
K Q 10 5 Table 2
Q J 8 7 4
Q 10 4
9 7 6 4
77785 78795
55547 =
Par NS +110 K 10 8 4
K 10 9 2
K 6
J 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 47
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 104

26. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 41

S deals
E-W vul K J 9 8 3
A 10 9 7
5 4
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Saxe Krekorian SmithT Casen Schwartz Scott Becker Apfel
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 9 A 4 3 K 4 2
6 2 8 4 3 5 Q 6
J 5 A 3 4 2 J A
7 K 10 7 6 2 8 4
2 3 K 4 J 5 7 K
5 5 A 7 Q 4 7 6
Q 2 3 7 5 2 A 8
5 2 A 6 K 7 6 7
8 tricks claimed 5 9 A J

6 2
K 4 3 2
J 10 8
Q J 7 3 Table A 10 7 5
J 8 6
A Q 9 7 6
4
79769 =
44664 54674
Par NS +140 Q 4
Q 5
K 3 2
A 10 9 8 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 47
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 104

27. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul J 9 8
A 3
Q 7
A K 10 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
RoyK Jacobs RoyD Katz
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 2 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 Q K A
3 2 8 10
4 3 3 7
9 J A 5

A 5 3
K J 10 6
J 9
Q J 5 4 Table K 10 7 4
9 7 5 2
K 6 5 3 2
—
75558 96569
47884 37874
Par NS +400 Q 6 2
Q 8 4
A 10 8 4
9 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 47
Partscore
3 N = +110
+4 108

28. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul 9 6
J 10 8
A K 10 9 7 4
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad Mooney
2 3 3 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 10 A
6 2 A 3
K 5 2 Q
10 J 4 6
Q 5 2 8
K 4 3 10 6 2 A 3
9 tricks claimed K 5 2 Q

Q J 7 5 3
6 2
Q 2
J 9 8 2 Table 10 8
A K Q 3
J 8 5 3
Q 6 5
96997 =
46446 =
Par NS +600 A K 4 2
9 7 5 4
6
K 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 58
Partscore
2 S = +90
-11 108

29. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul A K Q 8 3
7 6
7 6 5
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Rosenberg Stewart Zia Fallenius Robinson Welland Boyd
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 8 9 J 6 8 A
2 7 Q A 4 6 A 2
10 3 K 3 K 5 J 7
A 2 4 6 Q 9 9 J
K 5 7 Q 9 2
5 tricks claimed A Q 2 5
10 8
10 tricks claimed

J 7 6
J 2
K 10 8 2
A 6 5 3 Table 10 9 5 2
K Q 8 5 4 3
A 4 3
—
5756A 5746A
45873 =
Par NS +130 4
A 10 9
Q J 9
Q 10 8 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 58
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 116

30. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul K 9 2
7 2
A K Q 10 8 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Khven Brink Matushko v.Prooijen Verhees Dubinin Jansma Gromov
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 Q 3 4 8 2 A 5
A 9 4 2 J K 3 7
K 7 5 6 3 7 K 6
Q J 3 7 A 7 4 2
10 8 4 J 2 Q 4 A
3 6 5 5 10 tricks claimed
8 6 10 3
A 9 7 K
2 10 K 4

A J 7
Q 9 8 4 3
6 2
K 5 2 Table Q 6
A J 10 6
J 9 7
9 8 6 3
9A698 =
43745 33735
Par NS +620 10 8 5 4 3
K 5
5 4
J 10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 69
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-11 116

31. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul K 10 8 7
10
K 9
A 8 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Weinstein Lauria Levin
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 5 7 2 3 10 9
A 9 5 6 J K 4 7
2 Q 10 5 A 9 5 6
2 Q K 7 2 Q 10 3
A 6 A 5 3
9 tricks claimed 6 K 10 2
Q 8 3 A
Q A 4 5
5 10 J 6
Q 7 2 7

Q 5 4 2
A K 9 4 3
J 10 5
6 Table J 9 3
5 2
Q 8 6 4 2
K Q 9
6786A =
56463 =
Par NS +130 A 6
Q J 8 7 6
A 7 3
J 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 82
Partscore
1 NT N -2 -200
-13 116

32. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul A 6
Q J 8 7 6
A 7 3
J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Ino Sadek Imakura El Ahmady Nadim Teramoto Hishmat Takano
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 10 K 4 3 10 K
A 9 J 6 A 9 5 6
2 Q 10 3 4 Q 10 3
2 7 J 9 2 6 K 10
5 7 6 A J 9 Q 7
5 4 3 K 2 A 5 7
Q 6 9 10 Q A 3 5
8 7 2 8 Q 8 9 A
2 J 4 8 6

J 9 3
5 2
Q 8 6 4 2
K Q 9 Table Q 5 4 2
A K 9 4 3
J 10 5
6
6786A =
56463 =
Par NS +130 K 10 8 7
10
K 9
A 8 7 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 82
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -100
+5 121

33. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul J 8 7 6 4 2
9
A J 10
Q 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Spector Nickell Feldman Freeman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 J A 2 A 3 9
Q A 2 5 9 K 2 10
5 6 9 10 A 4 5 Q
9 3 4 10 3 J 5 4
2 8 K Q A 2 4 3
7 6 8 10 5 6 K
8 tricks claimed 4 3 J A
Q 7 J 8
9 6 6 8
8 K Q 2

A K 3
7 6 3
K 7 3
K 7 5 4 Table 10 5
K J 8 5 2
8 5 2
J 9 2
9A8A9 9B8A9
22534 =
Par NS +650 Q 9
A Q 10 4
Q 9 6 4
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 82
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 127

34. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 124

N deals
E-W vul A 7 3
2
7 4 2
A K Q J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Duboin Rodwell Bocchi Versace Hamman Lauria Soloway
1 1 Dbl 2 2 3
Rdbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 3 9 J 5 6 A
6 2 A 5 2 3
9 tricks won K 2 8 4
Q 4 8 6
J 6 7 9
2 3 10 J
Q 3 9 K
Q 4 7 5
9 K 7 8
2 J K 3

Q 6
A K J 4
6 5 3
9 6 4 3 Table J 10 9 4 2
6 5 3
A Q J 8
5
95679 =
48664 =
Par NS +400 K 8 5
Q 10 9 8 7
K 10 9
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 89
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 127

35. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 1

N deals
None vul Q 2
A 10 9 5
Q
A K J 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bocchi Nystrom Duboin Nunes Lindkvist Fantoni Fredin
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 7 3 10 4 K 2
K Q 10 4 2 4 Q 3
J 4 2 5 7 3 A Q
9 7 9 8 5 7 6 10
6 9 3 2 J Q A 2
2 A 6 10 A
Q 3 4 K 9 tricks claimed
5 K Q 3
J 5 10 8
A 4 8 6

A K J 9 6
Q 7 6
K 7
8 5 2 Table 10 7
K 4 3 2
9 8 6 5 3
Q 6
86679 =
57564 56564
Par NS +120 8 5 4 3
J 8
A J 10 4 2
10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 89
Partscore
3 N = +110
+6 133

36. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
8 6
4
A Q J 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Freeman Granovetter Nickell Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Ekeblad
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Dbl 3 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 7 2 4 9 J A
Q 6 6 5 6 5 K 9
10 8 K 9 9 K A 6
3 K 4 7 Q 3 4 7
7 K J 2 7 J
10 tricks claimed 8 A 10 2
6 2 A
11 tricks claimed

J 8 6 5
J 9 7 4 2
A Q 10
K Table 4 3
A 5 3
K 8 7 6 3
6 3 2
7977B 9977B
33662 =
Par NS +600 K 9 2
K Q 10
J 9 5 2
9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 99
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 133

37. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul K J 10
Q 9 2
A K J 10 6 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Casen Weichsel Schwartz Levin Meltzer Weinstein Larsen
2 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 1 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J Q A 2
9 tricks won

6 5 4
A 8 4 3
9 8 7 3
J 4 Table A Q 9 7
K 10
2
A 8 7 6 5 3
75785 75775
57658 =
Par NS +90 8 3 2
J 7 6 5
Q 4
K 10 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 106
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 133

38. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul J 9 8 4
A K 6 3
9 4 2
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Jacobs Boyd Katz Lauria Stewart Versace Woolsey
1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 7 A A 6 7 4
K 4 2 7 4 J 2 3
Q 3 6 2 7 5 A 9
6 K 8 5 K 10 10 8
Q 2 3 6 6 7 Q 3
7 4 J 10 K 4 2 Q
K 5 5 9 7 tricks claimed
A 9 3 3
8 10 2 6

K Q 3
8 5 2
Q 7 5
J 8 4 3 Table 7 5 2
Q 10 9 4
A K J 8 3
7
67658 68658
65785 =
Par NS +110 A 10 6
J 7
10 6
A K Q 10 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 106
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 135

39. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 10, Bd 160

E deals
E-W vul K Q 2
8 6 2
5
A K 10 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Perron Rodwell Chemla Meckstroth Wolff Levy Hamman Mari
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 K 6 A 10 5 6
4 Q A 2 9 Q 6 8
10 6 3 7 9 K A 4
9 J K 7 2
5 tricks claimed 7 Q 6 5
A 8 4 3
2 J 8 3
3
7 tricks claimed

9 7 3
5
A J 10 9 8 2
7 6 3 Table A J 6
A J 9 7 4 3
K 4 3
8
56417 56427
778B4 =
Par NS -600 10 8 5 4
K Q 10
Q 7 6
Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-3 106
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
+3 138

40. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A Q 10
7 4
A K Q 10 7 4
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Passell Forrester Seamon Cayne Rosenberg Burger Zia
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 J A 5 A 2 6
2 4 Q K 10 J 2 4
8 K A 4 8 K A 4
9 7 2 6 Q 7 2 6
3 tricks claimed 9 4 3 6
8 5 A K
Q
10 tricks claimed

7 5 4
A Q J 10 9 5 3
5
9 7 Table K J 3
8 2
J 8 2
K Q J 8 6
67386 87385
56A57 =
Par NS -300 9 8 6 2
K 6
9 6 3
A 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -6 -300
-10 106
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+10 148

41. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul K Q 5 3
—
A K 6
K 10 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby Zia Hamman Deutsch Wolff
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 A 6 10 J 8 3
5 Q K 5 9 7 2 A
3 2 8 9 7 2 A 5
9 7 3 A 10 tricks won
10 2 A Q
9 tricks claimed

A 8 6 4
K 7 4 3
J 9 3
Q 7 Table 10 7
A 10 8 5 2
7 5 4 2
A 4
9968A =
44652 =
Par NS +400 J 9 2
Q J 9 6
Q 10 8
J 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 113
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-7 148

Data 9ZB0 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore